Tag: Africa

Africa holds special place in India’s superpower ambitions

October 26, 2023

Diplomatic relations between India and Africa have expanded rapidly since the early 2000s but, with India aspiring to become the 21st century’s next superpower, the ... Read More

Critical Minerals Africa Summit 2023 explored continent’s role in global mineral supply chains

October 21, 2023

The Critical Minerals Africa 2023 summit was held in Cape Town this week (17-19 October), with a high-level ministerial panel addressing the future of African ... Read More

China’s BRI to continue bringing rails, roads and debt to Africa, though at slower pace — experts

October 21, 2023

As world leaders gathered in Beijing for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum this week, analysts see China as making a renewed focus of ... Read More

Morocco’s CNDH calls for roadmap to protect human rights in Africa

October 20, 2023

President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, called from Accra, Ghana, for developing a "common vision" and "an ambitious roadmap" to protect ... Read More

Africa pivots from Europe and North America to Asia on trade — reports

October 17, 2023

Over the past two decades, Africa's trade partnerships have significantly shifted away from Europe, with Asia emerging as the primary trading partner, a recent analysis ... Read More

IMF members increase contributions; Africa gets third seat on board

October 15, 2023

The IMF announced Saturday member nations agreed to increase their contributions to the global lender and give sub-Saharan Africa a third seat on its executive ... Read More

African High-Level Ministerial Meeting calls for an equitable global financial architecture

October 13, 2023

The High-Level Ministerial Meeting on accelerating the financing of Africa's emergence, held on Thursday on the sidelines of the WB-IMF Annual Meetings, culminated in the ... Read More

African govt’s to open aviation markets to address poor intra-African air connectivity

October 12, 2023

It’s high time to address the ‘embarrassingly low’ level of intra-African air connectivity which is depriving the continent and its people from reaching their full ... Read More

Morocco’s OCP Group teams up with WB to unlock Africa’s potential in global food security

October 11, 2023

Morocco’s Phosphate Group (OCP) and the World Bank agreed on Wednesday in Marrakesh to strengthen cooperation ties and programs benefitting five million farmers in Benin, ... Read More

African countries divided over Israel-Hamas conflict

October 10, 2023

African nations have been divided over which side to support in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, but African leaders have still unanimously called on ... Read More